5. What's the author's advice for parents?

A. A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.

B. Children should be given freedom to grow through experience.

C. Parents should keep an eye on their kids' activities.

D. Children should be given every chance to voice their opinions.

4. The author took great pains to refine her daughter's stories because ______.

A. she believed she had the knowledge and experience to offer guidance

B. she did not want to disappoint Rebecca who wanted to win the contest

C. she wanted to help Rebecca win in the contest

D. she was afraid Rebecca's imagination might run wild while writing

3. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?

A. She possessed real talent for writing.

B. She wanted to win.

C. She wanted to share her stories with readers.

D. She had won a prize already.

2. What was the author's writing experience?

A. She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.

B. Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.

C. She was constantly under pressure of writing more.

D. Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.

1. What do we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Many children find lots of fun in mindless activities.

B. Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.

C. Rebecca collects online materials for her writing.

D. Rebecca is different from any other child of her age.

19. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ______ discover which completely changed ______man’s understanding of colour.

A. a…不填　　　 　　 B. a…the　　　　　　　　 C. 不填…the　　 　　　 D. the…a

18. For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break _____　silence

A. the; a　　 　　 B. a; the 　　　　 C. a; 不填　　　　 D. the; 不填

17. Tom owns _______larger collection of _______ books than any other student in our class.

A. the; 不填　　　　　　　　B. a; 不填　　 　　　　　 C. a; the　　　　　 　 D. 不填; the

16. When he left 　　　college, he got a job as 　　　reporter in a newspaper office. 　

A. 不填；a　 　　 B. 不填；the 　　 C. a; the　　　 　 D. the; the